{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69c1494f3bbfcfe8db5c89b2/6ad1854b94a3daa98ed22df7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The truth about natural GLP-1 boosters","description":"<p>886. Put &quot;GLP-1&quot; on a label and you can sell almost anything right now: supplements, snacks, drink powders, even a gadget that sits next to your toilet.</p><p>Some of these products are designed for people taking GLP-1 medications, who can have real nutritional needs. Others promise to boost your body&#39;s own GLP-1 as a path to weight loss. That second pitch is a lot shakier, and the reason comes down to what these medications are and how they work.</p><p>Monica separates the science from the marketing:</p><ul><li>What GLP-1 is, and what this gut hormone does after you eat</li><li>Why semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide aren&#39;t technically &quot;GLP-1s,&quot; and what receptor agonists, dual agonists, and triple agonists are</li><li>The more accurate names the medical community has proposed for this drug class, and why none of them has stuck</li><li>How fermentable soluble fiber feeds your gut microbiome, produces short-chain fatty acids, and raises natural GLP-1</li><li>Why nobody was talking about boosting natural GLP-1 until these medications took off</li><li>A bathroom device that estimates your fiber intake from the air around your toilet, and why it doesn&#39;t measure GLP-1 at all</li><li>Why these medications don&#39;t treat a GLP-1 deficiency</li><li>Why your natural GLP-1 breaks down within minutes while semaglutide stays active for days, and what that difference means for appetite and weight loss</li><li>Why eating more fiber is still a good idea, even if it won&#39;t do what the label implies</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Nutrition science you can trust, in plain English.</p><p>Have a food or nutrition question for a future episode? Email nutrition@quickanddirtytips.com. To book Monica for a live or virtual event, visit wellnessworkshere.com.</p><p><br></p><p>New to Nutrition Diva? Check out our special <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59vwhJqu3bTvSCRsXmbqY6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify playlist</a> for a collection of the best episodes curated by our team and Monica herself!</p><p>Follow Nutrition Diva on <a href=\"https://facebook.com/qdtnutrition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> and <a href=\"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/nutrition-diva-newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to the newsletter</a> for more diet and nutrition tips.</p><p>Find out about Monica&#39;s keynotes and other programs at <a href=\"https://wellnessworkshere.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WellnessWorksHere.com</a></p><p>Nutrition Diva is a part of the<a href=\"https://quickanddirtytips.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Quick and Dirty Tips</a> podcast network.</p>","author_name":"QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN"}